happy monday! this weekend was wonderfully good. we packed a picnic & headed toward the kerr center for sustainable agriculture where luke now works. he showed me the many educational & research projects he is working on along with the beautiful landscapes this sweet, sweet place offers.

after the farm, we headed toward the pond for a cool dip in the water & dinner by the dock.

the kerr center is full of magic & i am excited to go back. i am so proud of luke’s accomplishments & look forward to supporting him as he learns more & grows into his new career.
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other things happened this weekend, too. i cooked an entire WHOLE chicken from the local monastery in town. oh yes, i did! after staring blankly at the chicken for a couple of days, i finally dug in in & roasted it successfully. we have made three meals from the meat so far & plan to use the bones for broth. on saturday, i spent the entire morning at yard sales & filled up the back of the car with vintage goodness. we also visited the farmer’s market & picked up a beautiful bouquet of wild flowers & our first weekly order of raw goat milk.

a good weekend full of time together outside- i couldn’t ask for anything more.

many good things have happened this week & for that i am so thankful. i paid my first month of rent on an antique booth (!!!!) & luke is really enjoying his new job. overall it was a great first week of real life for us in our new home. we have some nice plans for the weekend- packing a picnic & swimming at the farm’s lake, attending the farmer’s market, picking up our first order of local goat’s milk, & a few yard sales. well, i must get back to the kitchen… i am conquering my first whole chicken! (more on that, i promise)

do you have any plans for this beautiful weekend? cheers!

the charm of a country road during the summer is irresistible. we drove down several as we were making our way back home from berry picking. i stopped along one to photograph the grazing cows, barbed wire fences & queen anne’s lace. i picked one, got back into the car & kept the windows down the entire way home. summer is in full swing here.

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also, today marks my first day of working from home. i am really nervous & pretty terrified of the whole idea. staying at home? me? with a college degree? & no kids? yes & it is pretty scary. i plan to begin unpacking my studio, photographing pieces, & working towards a humble income from my etsy shop & antique booth. i am not really sure why luke is fully supporting me, but he is & i am incredibly thankful.

& as for motivation to get this all up & running? my mom is taking me on a trip to seattle & portland in a little over a week!! if you are in the oregon area, please let me know! i’d love to meet up with you at a coffee shop or for lunch.

now- off to those boxes…